Abstract:
Thin layers of a mixed composition are deposited on a porous substrate by chemical vapor deposition in an inert atmosphere at high temperature. The resulting membrane has excellent stability to water vapor at high temperatures. An exemplary membrane comprises an amorphous mixed-element surface layer comprising silica and at least one oxide of additional element, an optional porous substrate on which said surface layer is deposited, and a porous support on which said substrate or mixed-element surface layer is deposited, wherein the permeance of the membrane is higher than 1×10−7 mol m−2 s−1 Pa−1 and the selectivity of H2 over CO, CO2, and CH4 is larger than 100, and wherein the H2 permeance of the membrane after exposure to a stream containing 60 mol % water vapor at 673 K for 120 h is at least 50% of its initial H2 permeance.
Abstract translation:将混合组合物的薄层通过化学气相沉积在高温下在惰性气氛中沉积在多孔基材上。 所得的膜在高温下对水蒸气具有优异的稳定性。 示例性膜包括非晶混合元件表面层,其包含二氧化硅和至少一种另外的元素的氧化物,其上沉积有所述表面层的任选的多孔基材和沉积所述基材或混合元件表面层的多孔载体 ,其中所述膜的渗透性高于1×10 -7摩尔/秒。 并且H 2 CO 2,CO 2和CH 4的选择性大于100,并且其中H 2 暴露于含有60摩尔%水蒸汽的流在673K下120小时的膜的渗透性是其初始H 2 O 2渗透性的至少50%。
Abstract:
A method is described for the chemical modification of pre-shaped hydrogels in non-aqueous medium. The conditions permit the reaction of highly expanded, porous hydrogel particles, such as spherical beads, using pseudo homogeneous reaction conditions in the absence of water. The method involves a three step procedure in which the porous gels are solvent exchanged int a water-free solvent (step 1) with minimal change in gel dimension and porosity; followed by reaction under non-aqueous condition (step 2); and followed by solvent exchange into water (step 3). Many different types of reactions requiring non-aqueous conditions may be carried out using these conditions. The method has particularly been demonstrated for crosslinking fluorinating beads, and for esterifying beads in a reaction involving multifunctional free carboxylic acids in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC).
Abstract:
A method of fabricating high quality layered structure oxide ferroelectric thin films. The deposition process is a chemical vapor deposition process involving chemical reaction between volatile metal organic compounds of various elements comprising the layered structure material to be deposited, with other gases in a reactor, to produce a nonvolatile solid that deposits on a suitably placed substrate such as a conducting, semiconducting, insulating, or complex integrated circuit substrate. The source materials for this process may include organometallic compounds such as alkyls, alkoxides, .beta.-diketonates or metallocenes of each individual element comprising the layered structure material to be deposited and oxygen. Preferably, the reactor in which the deposition is done is either a hot wall or a cold wall reactor and the vapors are introduced into this reactor either through a set of bubblers or through a direct liquid injection system. The ferroelectric films can be used for device applications such as in capacitors, dielectric resonators, heat sensors, transducers, actuators, nonvolatile memories, optical waveguides and displays.
Abstract:
The main purpose of the invention is to provide a method for recovery of cathode materials, cathode materials and electric vehicles. The method for recovery of cathode materials comprises the following steps: step 1, adding cathode materials and a metal reducing agent (MRA) to a molten salt (MS), the cathode materials and the MRA performing a reduction reaction in MS to obtain precipitates and MS solutions. By using the method for recovery of cathode materials of the present invention, main metal elements in cathode materials of a secondary battery are effectively recovered, and compared with pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical methods in the prior art, the recovery rate of a metal mixture can reach unexpected 90% or more. Furthermore, the method of the present invention is environmentally friendly, all raw materials can be recycled and reused and no exhaust gases or waste liquids contaminating the environment are discharged.
Abstract:
Disclosed here is a method for making a three-dimensional micro-architected aerogel, comprising: (a) curing a reaction mixture comprising a co-sol-gel material (e.g., graphene oxide (GO)) and at least one catalyst to obtain a crosslinked co-sol-gel (e.g., GO hydrogel); (b) providing a photoresin comprising a solvent, a photoinitiator, a crosslinkable polymer precursor, and a dispersion of the crosslinked co-sol-gel (e.g., GO hydrogel); (c) curing the photoresin using projection microstereolithography layer-by-layer to produce a wet gel having a pre-designed three-dimensional structure; (d) drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and (e) pyrolyzing the dry gel to produce a three-dimensional micro-architected aerogel (e.g., graphene aerogel). Also disclosed is a photoresin for projection microstereolithography, comprising a solvent, a photoinitiator, a crosslinkable polymer precursor, and a dispersion of a crosslinked co-sol-gel.
Abstract:
Described in several embodiments herein are injectable hydrogels that are capable of attracting one or more cells, in situ. In some embodiments, the cells are cancer cells, such as cancer stem cells. Also described herein are methods of using the injectable hydrogels to fill a cavity in a subject. Also described herein are methods of treating a cancer by injecting an injectable hydrogel in a cavity in a subject formed from resecting a tumor and applying an external stimulus to the injected injectable hydrogel or area proximate to the injected injectable hydrogel.
Abstract:
Techniques, systems, and devices are described for providing a computational frame for estimating high-dimensional stochastic behaviors. In one exemplary aspect, a method for performing numerical estimation includes receiving a set of measurements of a stochastic behavior. The set of correlated measurements follows a non-standard probability distribution and is non-linearly correlated. Also, a non-linear relationship exists between a set of system variables that describes the stochastic behavior and a corresponding set of measurements. The method includes determining, based on the set of measurements, a numerical model of the stochastic behavior. The numerical model comprises a feature space comprising non-correlated features corresponding to the stochastic behavior. The non-correlated features have a dimensionality of M and the set of measurements has a dimensionality of N, M being smaller than N. The method includes generating a set of approximated system variables corresponding to the set of measurements based on the numerical model.
Abstract:
Described herein are engineered polynucleotides and vectors capable of encoding one or more engineered harlequin and/or brown marmorated stink bug pheromone synthesis enzymes. Also described herein are engineered harlequin and/or brown marmorated stink bug pheromone synthesis enzymes. Also described herein are methods of making modified plants capable of expressing one or more harlequin and/or brown marmorated stink bug pheromone synthesis enzymes.
Abstract:
Described herein are embodiments of chemically modified neutrophils and pharmaceutical formulations thereof. Also described herein are 4-phenylbutyrate pharmaceutical formulations. Also described herein are methods of chemically modifying neutrophils. Also described herein are treatments for non-resolving inflammation and/or related diseases or conditions, including but not limited to atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, neurological disease, and/or a symptom thereof in a subject in need thereof.